bełkotać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bl̥kotati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛwˈkɔ.tat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔtat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: beł‧ko‧tać

Verb

bełkotać impf

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to burble, to babble (to speak in an unintelligible way)
    Słyszałam, jak Robert coś bełkocze.I heard Robert babbling.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bredzić
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to burble, to babble (to speak nonsense)
    On jak zwykle bełkotał w przekonaniu, że zna się na temacie.He was, as usual, spewing nonsense, convinced he is an expert in the subject.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bredzić

Conjugation

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Derived terms

adjective
adverb
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • bełkotać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bełkotać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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